Sökning: "Scolopacidae"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Scolopacidae.

1. 1. Tales of the flying earth: The effect of host flyways on the phylogeny of shorebird lice (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)

   Författare :Daniel Gustafsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Parasite; Bird; Lice; Louse; Migration; Evolution; Ecology; Co-evolution; Lunaceps; Shorebirds; Carduiceps; Quadraceps; Revision; Phylogeny; Saemundssonia; Rallicolidae; Charadriiformes; Scolopacidae; Phthiraptera; Philopteridae; Ischnocera; Sandpiper; Flyways; Chewing Lice;

   Sammanfattning : On the wings, bodies, and heads of most birds there are lice. These lice spend their whole lives on their host, with the exception of the few lice that get the opportunity to transfer from one host to another, typically when the hosts come into physical contact with each other. LÄS MER

3. 2. Female Reproductive Strategies in the Ruff (Philomachus pugnax)

   Författare :Katherine Thuman; Fredrik Widemo; Robert Montgommery; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Ecology; Ekologi; Terrestrial; freshwater and marine ecology; Terrestisk; limnisk och marin ekologi; Animal Ecology; zooekologi;

   Sammanfattning : Traditionally, females have been considered to be strictly monogamous. Today, we know that females in the majority of species actively seek out and mate with several males. Trying to understand female preferences, including what benefits mate choice entails, has been the focus of intense research during the last decades. LÄS MER